Wednesday 12 September 2018

Wintersett + Vis.Mig + Gull Roosts + Ringing 12.09.18

 12 - 16 degrees with sun, scattered cloud and a light westerly.
Anglers CP: Hobby 1. Garganey 1,  Common Sandpiper 1,  Sand Martin 10,   House Martin  200,  Swallow 150, Little Egret 1.  Tufted Duck 178,  Pochard 5,  Teal 1.  Cormorant 50.
A total of 69 birds were ringed: Highlights were: Chiffchaff 18.  Blackcap 14.  Meadow Pipit 9,  Goldfinch 10,  Goldcrest 1.  A Whitethroat was retrapped.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig: 08:00-12:00.    
Going south:  Meadow Pipit 501.   Yellow Wagtail 2.    alba Wagtail  2.  Siskin 3.
Ringed Plover 1 left SW.  2 Black-tailed Godwits flew SW
Gull Roosts : 380 Lesser Blackbacked Gulls roosted, (90 on WRes.  290 on ACP.)  The first calendar year Caspian Gull was on Top Res again.
Lepidoptera: A Small Copper was on the Pol.

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